I think everyone was amazed to see how well the Airbus 320 which crashed into the Hudson River stood up to the impact with the water. The pilot certainly demonstrated high levels of skill in bringing the plane onto the river with little or no power available to him. That the wings withstood the unusual and very high forces exerted on them by the water is testament to there careful structural design, clever use of materials and also a good dose of luck.
The aircraft was however brought down by a flock of geese. Whether these physically damaged the engines directly or simply swamped the jets with debris preventing operation will come out in the accident report. Whatever the cause, birds and aircraft will always try to share the same piece of sky - is there a solution to preventing future accidents of this type ?
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